When multi-media mogul and gagillionaire Oprah Winfrey appeared on Entertainment Tonight and shared her experience with racism in Zurich, Switzerland, the internet literally exploded. As previously reported by NewsOne, Winfrey visited the posh shop Trois Pommes while in Switzerland for Tina Turner‘s wedding. While perusing their selection — because gagillionaires don’t merely “browse” — a clerk […]
A University of Iowa study suggests that African-American women have great odds of obtaining loans from lenders, and their rate of success is comparable to that of White men. According to sociologist Sarah Harkness, Black women are getting the loans because lenders see the group as mostly hard-working and trustworthy. Harkness presented her study this […]
The family of former Met pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden was evicted from its New Jersey home, according to The New York Daily News. SEE ALSO: California Burglars Return Stolen Items And Leave Written Apology A restraining order filed by Gooden’s wife in March forced him out of the home earlier this year. His wife and […]
Gospel singer extraordinaire Donnie McClurkin (pictured) believes he was reportedly booted from performing at a Washington, D.C., Martin Luther King Jr. memorial concert on Saturday — just one day shy of the event — because of his controversial beliefs about homosexuality, according to the Advocate. SEE ALSO: Say What? Rush Limbaugh Says Oprah’s Handbag Discrimination Due To Weight […]
On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) announced his “Smart on Crime” initiative, calling for major changes to drug sentencing, the release of elderly prisoners, and a decreased length of non-violent crime sentences. These measures will have a major impact on African-American defendants. SEE ALSO: Focusing On Prevention And Neuroscience, President Ends Reagan’s War On Drugs […]
A Major League Baseball contest last Sunday between the San Francisco Giants and the visiting Baltimore Orioles turned ugly, according to a tweet from one of the players from the Baltimore Orioles. RELATED: N.Y.C. Jackie Robinson Statue Vandalized With Racist Slurs, Graffiti Outfielder Adams Jones took to Twitter to voice his frustrations, saying a fan threw […]
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A bull riding competition at a Missouri State Fair on Saturday night has come under fire after a clown, sporting a Barack Obama mask and a broom protruding out of his backside, was brought out to parade in front of the public, according to CNN. SEE ALSO: Say What? Rush Limbaugh Says Oprah’s Handbag Discrimination Due […]
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Huong (pictured), a Miami-based artist, created a mural depicting George Zimmerman shooting slain teen Trayvon Martin, and it made its debut at Florida’s Capitol rotunda on Friday, according to ABC Action News. RELATED: Talib Kweli Joins Dream Defenders In Protest Of Stand Your Ground Laws The image, entitled “We Are All Trayvon Martin,” shows the […]
Showcasing just how racially tone deaf he is, Rush Limbaugh (pictured left) recently said that the discrimination Oprah Winfrey (pictured) faced in Europe in a handbag shop was due to her weight and not racism. RELATED: Store Clerk Refuses To Show Oprah Handbag, Says It Was ‘Too Expensive’ Limbaugh’s most-recent diarrhea of the mouth stems from an […]
